Body Idioms
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. . He had prepared the talk very well, but on the day of the presentation he ___
let his hair down.
got cold feet.
was up tp hid e
Answer explanation
To get cold feeth means to lose courage at the last moment.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When I think about how hard you've worked and how badly they've treated you it ___.
makes my blood boil
is a pain in the neck
is a weight off my shoulders
Answer explanation
To make your blood boil means to make you angry.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sorry I can't help you this week. I'm ___ with work.
a pain in the neck
a weight off your shoulders
up to my eyeballs
Answer explanation
To be up to your eyeballs means to have a lot to do.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I'm trying to ___ , but that's the fourth rejection I've had in a row.
get cold feet
keep my chin up
let my hair down
Answer explanation
To keep your chin up is to stay positive.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I'm sorry you have to rewrite the article or at least cut it down. It is ___ , I know, but the magazine insists that it can't be over 300 words.
a pain in the neck
a weight off my shoulders
elbow room
Answer explanation
To be a pain in the neck is to be an annoyance.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sorry to bore you about my troubles at work. I just had to get it ___ .
off the top of my head
off my shoulders
off my chest
Answer explanation
To get something off your chest means to tell someone how you feel.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At the end of a long year's training and participating in competitions, she can now finally go out and ___ .
keep my chin up
let her hair down
stick her neck out
Answer explanation
To let your hair down means to enjoy yourself without inhibitions!
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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